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Original Articles

Intermarried couples, mental health and psychosocial well-being: Negotiating mixedness in the Danish context of ‘homogeneity’

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Pages 151-165 | Received 30 Nov 2011, Accepted 05 Mar 2012, Published online: 18 Apr 2012

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